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Swollen Circe

Gafrarium tumidum Röding, 1798

Status not recordedmolluscs

The swollen circe (Gafrarium tumidum) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the swollen circe

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the swollen circe live?

Not recorded

Is the swollen circe endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the swollen circe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusGafrarium
  7. SpeciesGafrarium tumidum Röding, 1798

Synonyms Cire gibba, Cytherea gibba, Cytherea gibbia, Cytherea menkei, Cytherea ranella, Gafraium tumidum, Gafrarium angulatum, Gafrarium gibba, Gafrarium tumidum

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • アラスジケマンガイJapanese
  • Гафрариум вздутыйRussian
  • 凸加夫蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the swollen circe

Other species in the same genus Gafrarium.

Comb Circe

Gafrarium pectinatum

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Forked venus

Gafrarium divaricatum

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

CompareSwollen Circe vs Comb CirceSwollen Circe vs Forked venusSwollen Circe vs Discrepant venusSwollen Circe vs Gafrarium aduncum

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the swollen circe?

The swollen circe (Gafrarium tumidum) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Swollen Circe (Gafrarium tumidum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/swollen-circe

MLA

“Swollen Circe (Gafrarium tumidum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/swollen-circe.

BibTeX
@misc{swollen_circe_2026,
  title = {Swollen Circe (Gafrarium tumidum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/swollen-circe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}